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This resource can be used to help children, families and the early care and education workforce maintain health coverage during the renewals for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
In early childhood, a unique identifier (UID) is an identifier used to associate children, workforce, classes, program sites, and families with their respective data. This brief will support ECIDS leaders in understanding UIDs; communicating the benefit of assigning UIDs in early childhood; understanding possible approaches to assigning UIDs; and identifying key considerations in carrying out the work.
Knowing how many distinct children have been served by one or more early childhood programs and/or services is a foundational metric for a host of early childhood policy and programmatic analyses. This document defines "Distinct Count" and describes the factors contributing to a distinct count.
This session will focus on the value, challenges, lessons learned, and existing resources related to the integration of data from multiple partners, systems, programs, and agencies. A specific focus will be placed on the value of an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS).
This session will include experts in U.S. Privacy Laws including FERPA, HIPAA, the Confidentiality rules under IDEA and the Protections for the Privacy of Child Records under the Head Start Regulations and will guide grantees through crucial discussions, considerations, resources, exemplar practices and pitfalls to avoid when it comes to the sharing of data across data systems and organizations.
A foundational aspect of data sharing and integration is data governance. It is at the core of all data sharing capability and processes. Establishing a data governance process sets the foundation for work among agencies and communities to share critical information. This session will assist with understanding the key elements of data governance and strategies for establishing a strong data governance framework.